New C SDK Helps Visualize C/C++ Application Performance
Blog post from New Relic
New Relic has launched a C SDK for its APM 360, expanding application performance monitoring to C and C++ applications, which are fundamental in many core and complex systems, including IoT devices. This SDK joins New Relic's existing agents for languages such as Java, PHP, and Python, and aims to enhance visibility and performance insights in traditionally opaque areas of software development. The C SDK is open-source, encouraging community contributions and allowing users to instrument applications directly, offering transaction tracing, error troubleshooting, and custom metrics. This hands-on approach gives users fine-grained control over what aspects of their applications are monitored, facilitating the linkage of performance data to business metrics. The SDK's release highlights the enduring importance of C and C++ in modern software, alongside emerging languages like Rust, and supports New Relic's mission to provide comprehensive monitoring across diverse programming environments.